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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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